won the draw, and McPartland fired the ball to an open Griffin, who deposited it past UMass keeper Katie Florence to extend the lead to 8-5 just 13 seconds in.

"Our team has the ability to turn it on and play in the moment," Maryland coach Cathy Reese said. "We got the draw, and we made things happen. They chose to hold the ball today, and I think we learned to make every possession count."

UMass managed to keep the game close, narrowing the gap to 10-7 when Sarcona scored with 18:23 left. Then the

First it was Griffin hitting McPartland in stride with a pass for an open shot in front of the goal with 17:41 left, then Alex Aust scored on a nice shot in traffic in front of the goal at 12:34 to run the lead to 12-7. Griffin (at 11:45), Century alum